A nurse monitoring a newborn infant notes that the infant's respirations are 40 breaths per minute. Based on this finding, what is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A. Documenting the findings
B. Contacting the pediatrician
C. Placing the infant in an oxygen tent
D. Wrapping an extra blanket around the infant
Ans: A. Documenting the findings
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A nursing student who once lived in the southwest was overheard making disparaging comments about Hispanic immigrants, stating: "They only come here for free medical care." What response by the nursing faculty member is best?
A. "Most immigrants do not come here for free health care at all." B. "Research actually shows that most immigrants come to find work." C. "That is a downfall of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." D. "Why are you only picking one ethnic group about whom to make this statement?"
How should a nurse assist a visually impaired patient to ambulate?
a. Hold the visually impaired person by his or her nondominant arm and walk side by side. b. Hold the nondominant hand, wrap the arm around his or her waist, and walk side by side. c. Allow the visually impaired person to hold the helper's arm, with the helper slightly ahead. d. Allow the visually impaired person to hold the shoulder of the helper and walk slightly behind the helper.
A nurse manager wishes to hire a new nurse who has just graduated from nursing school. At the beginning level of informatics competencies, the nurse should be able to do which of the following?
1. Attain informatics nurse certification within six months of beginning practice. 2. Input vital signs and intake and output data in the electronic medical record. 3. Utilize the Internet to review trends in health care information technology. 4. Use an electronic spreadsheet to create staffing rotations.
When helping a woman locate her fertile days using the calendar method, you would teach her to subtract
A) 14 from 28. B) 18 from her shortest period and 11 from her longest. C) The length of her average period from the ideal of 28. D) 18 from the longest period and 11 from her shortest.